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A visit to the Lass Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Lass Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lass Cemetery:

29.6169, -96.8041

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lass Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Lass Cemetery is located in Colorado County<2>.

The county seat for Colorado County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Lass Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lass Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Lass Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lass Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
  • Oakland Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Oakland Hill Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Hill Cemetery
  • Turner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Turner Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
  • Austin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Austin Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
  • Eason Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Eason Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
  • Shimek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Shimek Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
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  • Rees Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rees Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rees Cemetery
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Simpson Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
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  • Bock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Bock Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
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  • Bila Hora Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Bila Hora Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bila Hora Cemetery
  • Hehr Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hehr Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hehr Cemetery
  • Lyons Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Lyons Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Andrew Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Andrew Chapel Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
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    • Allen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
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    • Willowsburg Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Redus Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Redus Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
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    • Keilers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Keilers Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keilers Cemetery
    • Live Oak Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Colorado County
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    • Boeer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Boeer Cemetery is located in Colorado County
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    • Williams Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
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    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
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    • Miller Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Miller Creek Cemetery is located in Colorado County
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    • Hill Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Hill Memorial Park is located in Colorado County
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    • St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lass Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lass Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Oakland
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • New Bielau ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • New Bielau is located in Colorado County
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  • Hackberry ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
  • Weimar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gleckler
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Gleckler is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleckler
  • Dubina ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Dubina is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
  • Borden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Borden is located in Colorado County
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  • Schulenburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sublime
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sheridan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Moravia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
  • Breslau
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Breslau is located in Lavaca County
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  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Freyburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Freyburg is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
    • Engle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Engle is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
    • Komensky
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Komensky is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
    • Hallettsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Island
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock Island is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
    • Glidden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillcrest
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Columbus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ellinger
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Praha
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Praha is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
      • Praha has also been known as:
      • Hottentot
    • Hostyn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hostyn is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hostyn
    • Joiner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Joiner is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
    • Flatonia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Lass Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Colorado County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lass Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Lass Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Colorado County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Lass Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1339694  (Lass Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1339694 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Colorado
      • Est. Elev: 95 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Oakland
      • Location given for Lass Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.6169028     Lon: -96.8041448
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Colorado, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lass Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
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